Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-02
CoLLYKR, June %, 1887.


Fireworks appear.
Gathering the rye.
Base ball practice.
Sundays warm breeze.
Cultivators are kept in use.
School entertainment highly enjoyed.
Mr.. Benin returned to Chicago to-day.
An enjoyable time is anticipated for
the Fourth at Collyer.
Ed. Power, eldest son of James Power,
is visiting at home after long absence.
The W. r. G. and the hotel proprietor
will each give dance the evening of the
Fourth.
Rev. Weller's sermon Sunday morning,
from the text, "Let us alone,"-Ex. 14:12,
was listened to with much interest.
G. W. Jordon, the gentlemanly agent
of the Adams Manufacturing Company,
OF Marseilles, Ill, was in town Monday.
Rev. Weller will not I'LL his next ap-
pointment at Collyer, as he intends to
take vacation, and visit his family, at
Lawrence.
Justice o. T. Birkeland comes to the
front with new potatoes in one month
and fourteen days from time of planting.
Who has done better?
Mrs. r G. Kessler has recently made
sale of some valuable property in Cali
fornia, and intends investing some of the
proceeds in fencing their range land.
Lony Smith, youngest child of Mrs. M.
j. Smith, was the only competitor for the
Bible prize last Sunday, and won it by
his repetition of the ten commandments.
Andrew Pavlica, one of our industrious
Bohemian residents, has sent to his moth
er and sister the where-with-au which
will enable them to leave their native
land and come to America
Mention is cheerfully made of the re-
ceipt of some beautiful blossoms of white
oxalis, the gift of Miss Nina York, from
a choice plant recently brought from
Chicago.
The roadmaster is on the alert, and
will soon make an effort to have the sec
tion-line roads opened for travel as also
to have the railroad company make more
crossings over their track.
Mr.. Brown, of Wa-Keeney, is now our
depot agent. He is brother of j. L.
Brown, of the Pioneer Clothing Com
pany, of Wa-Keeney, and his family is in
Iowa. Mr.. Brown took charge of the
'key" Monday morning.
A larger acreage of corn is being
raised by the old settlers than ever before,
and this, added to the amount being Gull
tivated by the recent arrivals, will greatly
increase the corn yield of western Kan
sas, il the season continues favorable.
Mr.. Kuhns, who recently was made
railroad agent here, resigned his position
because unacquainted with the company's
system of work. He and his family
began their journey yesterday to their
formey home, in Indiana, where they own
a farm.
Go to G. W. Blackwilrs, Collyer, Kan,
for your Acme Pulverizer and Harrow,
the greatest harrow for listed corn on the
market. Also see the patent-tooth Elm
wood Harrow and Adams Cultivator, and
lido not fail to examine the new Deering
Mower. Prices way down. 430-tf
Among the visitors at the school en-
tertainment Friday evening. were Miss NJ.
Knight, of Denver; Misses Miller and
Purinton, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Brown and
MIR. Wilson, all of Banner; Mr.. and Miss
Behm-neice and nephew of 81. Linde-
of Chicago, and Misses j. and r WEIGH,
of Wa-keeney.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Il. Hay and little son
bid goodbye to Collyer friends and start
for the East this week, making a short
visit at Wilson, and then continuing
their journey eastward. Mrs Hay and
child will visit her mother, at Sidney, Ill,
while Mr.. Hay remains in this state.
With them go the best wishes of the
numerous friends they have made during
their short residence in Collyer. Edward
Lehman, Mrs. Hays brother, returned
home last Wednesday.
The cloudy weather of the past few
days has been very acceptable, and q
great benefit to all kinds of vegetation,
and especially the corn. On account OF
the heat which prevailed last week and on
Sunday, fears were entertained that the
corn would be injured, but the cool,
cloudy weather since has prevented any
serious damage. The gentle rain of
Thursday night and mist Saturday |
morning aided materially the growth of